BELVIDERE — A man accused of battering his girlfriend’s 7-month-old child also faces charges of aggravated assault of a child under 13 years old resulting in permanent disability.

Dylan Abbott, 22, of Machesney Park, is in Boone County Jail. His arraignment is scheduled for 10 a.m. Aug. 1.

The infant was transferred to Rockford Memorial Hospital from SwedishAmerican Hospital in critical condition earlier this week. No condition update was given Friday.

On July 19, police were dispatched to an apartment in the 2000 block of Davis Drive in Belvidere after receiving a call about an injured child who had possibly fallen, according to court documents. Bruises were noticed on the baby’s face and ears during the ambulance ride to SwedishAmerican. Court documents also said an emergency room physician told police the child had bleeding on the right side of his brain, resulting from “some type of blunt trauma.”

Abbott told police he was alone with the child when the injuries were sustained. He said he was watching the baby while the mother ran an errand. Police said Abbott told them the child fell while playing.

Abbott is being held on $300,000 bond. If he posts bond, conditions include not consuming alcohol or illicit substances, and to undergo drug and alcohol evaluation.